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Race Discrimination Executive Orders

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BE AWARE...Federal Enforcement of Discriminatory Pay Disparities on the Rise

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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently extracted a multi-million dollar settlement from the Social Security Administration (SSA) for claims of pay disparities based on race....more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

Out With the Old Compliance Year … In With the New

As 2023 ends, despite the visions of sugar plums dancing in your head, it is a good time to take stock of government initiatives affecting your Affirmative Action practice, the better to get ready for 2024. Many things...more

DirectEmployers Association

OFCCP Week In Review: April 2022 #3

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they...more

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Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – April 2021

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PilieroMazza Reacts to the Rise in Violence Against the Asian-American Community - In the past year, 3,800 acts of violence were perpetrated against the Asian-American community, with a disproportionate number of these...more

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The Top 9 Educational Priorities For The Biden Administration

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There is no doubt that President Biden has signaled strong interest in schools and educational reform as a priority for his administration. Obviously, however, battling COVID-19 remains the top priority. Although the...more

DirectEmployers Association

OFCCP Week In Review: March 2021

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they...more

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Review of Select Biden Administration Actions Impacting Federal Contractors

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During his first few days in office, President Biden signed numerous executive orders kick-starting the implementation of key features of his campaign platform. Federal contractors may feel overwhelmed by this flurry of...more

Jackson Walker

President Biden Says “No” to Discrimination Through Executive Actions

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By now, it’s no secret that President Joe Biden has been up to a flurry of activity since taking office just three weeks ago. Wielding power through his pen (well, pens), the President has signed at least 25 executive orders...more

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President Biden Issues Executive Order Addressing Sexism and Structural Racism, and Rescinding the Trump Administration’s...

On January 20, 2021, President Biden signed an executive order entitled “On Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government.”  The Executive Order initially recognizes that...more

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President Biden's Executive Actions: Focus on Diversity and Equity

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Hours after his inauguration on January 20, 2021, President Biden signed 17 executive actions covering a wide range of issues, including several focused on discrimination and racial justice, immigration, and environmental...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

President Biden Undoes Limits on Contractor Diversity and Inclusion Training

Among his first flurry of executive orders signed after taking office, President Joe Biden reversed a Trump administration order that limited the type of diversity and inclusion training federal agencies and contractors could...more

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On Day One of the Biden Administration, a Flurry of Executive Orders

Joseph R. Biden Jr. was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on January 20, 2021. President Biden hit the ground running, issuing 17 executive orders, proclamations, memoranda, and similar actions on his first...more

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A Systematic Approach: Biden Revokes Trump's EO 13950 and Calls for a "Whole-of-Government" Racial Equity Agenda

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Executive Summary: President Biden wasted no time following his inauguration on Wednesday, January 20, 2021, signing over a dozen executive actions, including the Executive Order On Advancing Racial Equity and Support for...more

DirectEmployers Association

OFCCP Week In Review: January 2021

Special Edition Week In Review: Read all about it! While many of you were at holiday over the last two weeks, your federal government was not, and a lot of news hit the wire. So, we were there and can now report what you...more

DirectEmployers Association

EO 13950 Imploded Even Before Biden Could Cancel it

RECAP - U.S. District Court Preliminarily Enjoined EO 13950 Ban on “Divisive” D&I Training - OFCCP Canceled Announced Focused Reviews on D&I - OFCCP Has Also Stopped EO 13950 Complaint Investigations...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Federal Court Enjoins Enforcement of Key Diversity Training Limits in Executive Order 13950

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WHAT: The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California has issued a preliminary injunction barring the Government from enforcing portions of Executive Order (EO) 13950, Executive Order on Combatting Race and...more

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Court Overturns President Trump’s Ban On Federal Contractor Diversity Training

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A federal judge just issued a preliminary injunction to stop government enforcement of a controversial presidential executive order that severely curtailed the ability of federal contractors to offer diversity training on...more

PilieroMazza PLLC

Executive Order on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping: 5 Things Contractors Should Do Now

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The Trump administration issued Executive Order (EO) 13950 on September 22, 2020. The order prohibits federal contractors, federal agencies and certain federal grant recipients, as well as the military, from using workplace...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

New Federal Contractor Requirements under Executive Order 13950: Prohibiting Race or Sex Stereotyping or Scapegoating

On September 22, 2020, President Trump issued Executive Order 13950 (the “Order”) Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping affecting all government contractors, those companies that contract with government contractors, and...more

DirectEmployers Association

OFCCP Week In Review: November 2020

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they...more

DirectEmployers Association

Two Civil Rights Groups Sued The Trump Administration To Stop EO 13950

The National Urban League and the National Fair Housing Alliance, both which are covered federal Government contractors and federal grant recipients, filed suit in the federal District Court for the District of Columbia....more

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How is OFCCP responding to EO 13950?

Since September 22, 2020, when President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order (EO) titled “Executive Order on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping,” the Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs (OFCCP) rolled out...more

DirectEmployers Association

OFCCP Week In Review: October 2020 #4

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

[Podcast]: OFCCP Opens Hotline for Complaints of Race and Sex Stereotyping in Workplace Training

In this episode of The Proskauer Brief, partners Harris Mufson and Guy Brenner discuss the Trump administration’s recent Executive Order on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping, which restricts the concepts that government...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

DOL Set to Enforce President Trump’s Executive Order 13950 on Combatting Race and Sex Stereotyping

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President Trump issued an Executive Order September 22, 2020, on Combatting Race and Sex Stereotyping that prohibits federal contractors and perhaps grant recipients from certain anti-bias employee training practices. In...more

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